At the 2003 Military World Games

2003 Military World Games

The 2003 Military World Games was an international multi-sport event for military personnel which was held in Catania, Italy from 4–11 December 2003. It was the third edition of the competition organised by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire. A total of 84 nations were represented at the...

, the track and field

Track and field

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events were held at the Stadio Angelo Massimino

Stadio Angelo Massimino

Stadio Angelo Massimino is a multi-use stadium in Catania, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Calcio Catania. The stadium was built in 1937 and holds 23,420...

 in Catania

Catania

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, Italy

Italy

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, from 6 – 8 December 2003. The marathon

Marathon

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 races were held outside of the stadium, taking place in neighbouring Palermo

Palermo

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. A total of 35 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 13 by female athletes.

Russia

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 topped the medal table with nine golds and 23 medals in total – more than double their nearest competitor. The hosts Italy took second place on the medal table with four golds and nine medals in total. Kenya

Kenya

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 was the next most successful nation, having won four golds in men's track events, although they also secured a silver in the men's 4×100 metres relay – an event the country is historically weak at.

Compared to previous editions, several changes were made to the events programme: the men's 20 m road walk was replaced with a 10,000 m track walk, while the women's programme saw the addition of the 400 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

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, triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

, hammer throw

Hammer throw

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 and 5000 m track walk. The women's shot put

Shot put

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 contest was dropped for this addition. Wind and downpours of rain affected much of the competition, with Ryan Kirkpatrick of the United States

United States

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 remarking that "the conditions are just above miserable". As a result, performances were below usual standards and although seven new Games records were set, five of these were in newly introduced events. Mihaela Botezan

Mihaela Botezan

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 of Romania

Romania

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 was the only Games record-breaker at the Angelo Massimino stadium, completing the 5000 metres

5000 metres

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 in 15:10.69, while the other Games record was broken by Francesco Ingargiola

Francesco Ingargiola

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 in the men's marathon in Palermo.

Records

Name	Event	Country	Record	Type
Francesco Ingargiola Francesco Ingargiola Francesco Ingargiola is an Italian long-distance runner, who finished 5th in the men's marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-External links:...	Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...		2:14:51	GR
Alessandro Gandellini Alessandro Gandellini Alessandro Gandellini is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...	10000 m track walk		39:29:45	GR
Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Botezan Mihaela Maria Botezan is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 10000 metres and the half marathon....	5000 m 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...		15:10.69	GR
Irêna Žauna	400 m hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...		57.35	GR
Cristina Nicolau Cristina Nicolau Cristina Nicolau is a Romanian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.70 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Gothenburg. This places her third in the all-time Romanian performers list, only behind Rodica Mateescu and Adelina Gavrilă....	Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...		13.45 m	GR
Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu Zhang Wenxiu is a Chinese hammer thrower.She won the 2005 Asian Championships and 2006 Asian Games. She finished tenth at the 2001 World Championships, seventh at the 2004 Olympics, fifth at the 2005 World Championships and fourth at the 2006 World Cup...	Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...		69.89 m	GR
Yelena Nikolayeva Yelena Nikolayeva Yelena Nikolayevna Nikolayeva is a Russian race walker.Her first international achievement was a fifth place at the 1987 World Championships, something which happened again at the 1991 World Indoor Championships. One year later she won an Olympic silver medal behind Chen Yueling...	5000 m track walk		22:11.69	GR
Key:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record

Men

100 metres (wind: −1.8 m/s)		10.53		10.57		10.58
200 metres		21.76		21.77		21.77
400 metres		46.39		46.88		46.98
800 metres		1:48.84		1:49.28		1:49.70
1500 metres		3:55.12		3:55.66		3:56.47
5000 metres		13:59.30		13:59.43		14:00.83
10,000 metres		28:38.93		28:49.63		28:50.20
Marathon		2:14:51 GR		2:17:10		2:17:22
110 metres hurdles		14.12		14.16		14.30
400 metres hurdles		51.44		51.62		52.03
3000 metres steeplechase		8:42.97		8:43.85		8:45.36
High jump		2.18 m		2.15 m		2.15 m
Pole vault		5.45 m		5.30 m		5.15 m
Long jump		7.81 m		7.80 m		7.77 m
Triple jump		16.23 m		15.98 m		15.69 m
Shot put		19.55 m		19.30 m		18.86 m
Discus throw		60.16 m		59.14 m		58.59 m
Hammer throw		75.59 m		74.88 m		72.86 m
Javelin throw		78.13 m		77.81 m		74.32 m
10,000 m track walk		39:29.45 GR		39:33.16		39:34.99
4×100 metres relay	Italy	41.07	Kenya	41.33	Saudi Arabia	41.53
4×400 metres relay	Poland	3:11.24	Kenya	3:11.47	Colombia	3:13.05

Women

100 metres		12.11		12.29		12.33
200 metres		24.70		24.80		25.27
400 metres		54.37		54.40	†	54.44
800 metres		2:06.86		2:07.38		2:07.84
1500 metres		4:27.67		4:27.97		4:29.07
5000 metres		15:10.69 GR		15:15.41		15:19.53
Marathon		2:36:54		2:40:03		2:40:16
400 metres hurdles		57.35 GR	†	58.82		58.93
High jump		1.89 m		1.89 m		1.86 m
Long jump		6.03 m		5.95 m		5.93 m
Triple jump		13.45 m GR		13.29 m		12.65 m
Hammer throw		69.89 m GR		65.70 m		56.50 m
5000 m track walk		22:11.69 GR		22:35.78		22:36.27

• † Note: Omolade Akinremi
  Omolade Akinremi
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   represented the USA as a member of the United States Air Force
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  , although she holds Nigeria
  Nigeria
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  n nationality.

Medal table

Key:

1	Russia	9	7	7	23
2	Italy	4	3	4	11
3	Kenya	4	3	2	9
4	Romania	2	2	3	7
5=	Morocco	2	1	1	4
5=	Poland	2	1	1	4
7	Slovenia	2	0	1	3
8	Slovakia	2	0	0	2
9	Saudi Arabia	1	3	2	6
10	Brazil	1	3	0	4
11	Ukraine	1	2	0	3
12=	Bahrain	1	1	0	2
12=	Latvia	1	1	0	2
12=	North Korea	1	1	0	2
15	Belarus	1	0	2	3
16	Greece	1	0	1	2
17=	People's Republic of China	1	0	0	1
17=	Tunisia	1	0	0	1
19=	France	0	1	0	1
19=	Rwanda	0	1	0	1
19=	South Korea	0	1	0	1
19=	Sri Lanka	0	1	0	1
23=	Algeria	0	0	1	1
23=	Austria	0	0	1	1
23=	Belgium	0	0	1	1
23=	Botswana	0	0	1	1
23=	Colombia	0	0	1	1
23=	Cyprus	0	0	1	1
23=	Finland	0	0	1	1
23=	Qatar	0	0	1	1
23=	Sweden	0	0	1	1
23=	Tanzania	0	0	1	1
Total		-	-	-	-

External links

• Archived official website